2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held February 28 – March 3 at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] This was the final tournament before the TAAC changed its name to its current moniker, the Atlantic Sun.

2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams10
SiteGSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia State (2nd title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
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2002 →
2000–01 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
Troy 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Stetson 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Samford 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Mercer 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Jacksonville State 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Campbell 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Central Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2001 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Georgia State defeated Troy State in the championship game, 79–55, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Panthers, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Format

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With no teams joining or leaving the conference, the field remained set at ten. All teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded based on their conference records.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, February 28
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
            
1 Georgia State 96
9 Florida Atlantic 57
9 Florida Atlantic 70
8 Campbell 65
1 Georgia State 66
4 Samford 56
5 Jacksonville 41
4 Samford 44
1 Georgia State 79
2 Troy State 55
3 Stetson 71
6 Mercer 67
3 Stetson 69
2 Troy State 78
7 Jacksonville State 57
10 UCF 100
2 Troy State 89
10 UCF 68

References

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  1. ^ "2000-2001 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.